Water-heater.



T. A. LANSCHA.

1 WATER HEATER.

APPLICATION r1150 MAY 26. 1915.

1,174,998; 1 Patented Mar. 14,1916.

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UNITED ESTATES PATENT OFFICE.

v THEODORE ALONZO LANSCHA, or CHENOA, ILLINOIS.

WATER-HEATER.

Taa'ZZ whom it may concern; Be it known that I, THEODORE ALANSGHA, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chenoa, in the county ofMcLean and State .of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulWater-Heater, of which the following is a specification. a a

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted tobe employed :1,0 for heating stock tanks, and one object of theinvention is to provide a means whereby Ia fire may be maintainedexteriorly of the tank, it being unnecessary to introduce the heaterdirectly into the tank as has sometimes been proposed hitherto.

Another object of the invention is to pro- .vide a means whereby theheater may be drained readily when not in use, thus preventing afreezing of water in the heater and inthe'ripes' which form an operativeconnection between the heater and the tank.

Itiswithin the province of the disclosure to imprm c generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention'appertains.

' With the above and other objects in view which will'appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit oftheinvention.

In" the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 shows the invention in top plan.parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section of theheater; Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the heater and thetank, parts appearingin elevation; Fig. 4 is a fragmental verticalsection of the controlling valve which is located in the tank; Fig. 5 isa fragmental transversesection on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is afragmental top plan showing a modified form of the invention. Fig. 7 isa cross sectional view showing a modified form of the invention.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a heater 1. and in thisconnection it is to be understood that-the heater may be va-Specification of Letters Patent. Patented B131, 14 1916. Applicationfiled May 28, 1915. Serial No. 30,583. I

riously constructed without jeopardizing the utility of the invention.In general, large latitude in the eonstruetionof the heater 1 isperm1ssible,a'nd the following description is to be taken as indicatingone type of heaterwhich may be used, rather than as lndlcatingthat aheaterof any specific sort must be employed. I

The heater includes a body 2 having an extension 3 supported on one ormore legs -4, the numeral 5 indicating a stack whichcommu'nieateswiththe extension 3. Located in the bodv2 of the heater 1 is a grate 6 abovewhich is disposed a fire box 7. The body of the heater may be equippedwith acleanout door8 and may be provided Witha removable lid 9wherebyfuel may be inserted 1 onto the grate 6.

Disposed within the body'portion 2 of the heater 1 is a looped pipe 10at the'bend of which is disposed 'a drain pipe 11 extended outwardlythrough one end of the heater 1, the drain pipe 11 being controlled by acut off valve 12. The looped pipe 10 comprises arms 14 extended throughthe side wall of the heater and extended through the f e wall of a tank15, suitable packing devices 16 being provided in connection with thearms 14in order to prevent leakage where the arms pass through the sidewall of the tank 15.

The arms 14 enter oneend of a casing 17 a portion of the top of which.is inclined as shown at 18, the casing being located within the tank 15and preferably resting on the bottom of the tank. A closure 19 is hingedas shown at 20 to the casing 17 and .5 adapted to coaot with theinclined edge 18 thereof, the closure 19 carrying a resilient packing 21of any desired sort, adapted to form a water tight joint between theclosure 19 and the inclined edge 18 of the casing 17. A resilient meansis provided for maintaining the member 19 in a closed position and thisresilient means may be of any desired construction. In the presentinstance, a retractile spring 22 is located within the easing, one endof the retractile spring being secured to the bottom of the casing, andthe other end of the spring being secured to the closure 19. Anactuating member for the closure 19 is provided, the actuating mem- I aspip'ell.

her, if desired, being in the form of a cord 23 adapted to be engagedwith a hook Ql or the like mounted on the sidewall of the tank 15 aswill be understood clearly from Fig. 8.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 of the'drawings,the tank I is shown at 25 and the arms of the looped pipe is shown at26, each arm 26 carrying a casing 27 provided with a hinged closure 28,and each closure'28 being actuated by a separate cord 29, both of thecords being adapted to be assembled with a securing device 30 mounted onthe side wall of the tank.

In practical operation, when a fire is built in the heater 1, the waterwill circulate from thetank through'the pipe 10 and be heated to a highdegree, the temperature in the tank 15 being raised accordinglw-andbeing kept well abovefreezing point by the hot water or steam which isdelivered into the tank ,t'romthe heater 1 through the pipe 10.:Continuedcirculationoof the heated water will be maintained. i/Vhilefthis circulation is going :onithe closure 19 is raised and is heldraised bypthe cord;23. Thecord 23, however,may be released at any :time,whereupon the spring 22 will move the closure downwardly, andpr eventfurther circulation through the looped pipe, 10. ,ifIhe valve l2then'may be shaped pipe is shown at 53,,and slants slightly from the tanktoward the heater, as hereinbefore described. The other branch of theloop-shaped pipe is carried upwardly, to form a loop 54:, the uppermostportion of which lies above the upper edge of the tank 51. The partshown at 54 remains free of eating with the casing.

forming a closure for the opening; an operating member connected tothe-lid and extended upwardly to a point adjacent the top of the tankmeans for holding the operating member in ad usted positions thereby tosecure an opening and a closing of the lid; a heater; and a pipeextended from the heater, the pipe passing into the tank and communi- 2.In a device of the class described, a

tank; a casing in the tank and provided with an opening; a verticallyswinging lid "hinged to thelcasing and forming a closure *forxtheopening; a retractile spring located "within'thercasing and connected tothe lid and the bottom of the casing; anoperating member'co nnected tothe lid an l extended .upwardly to a point adjacentthe top of the tank;means for holding the operating memher in adjusted positions therebytosecure an opening-"and 'a' closing of: the lid; a

heater; anda pipe extended :from-the heater,

the pipe' passing into the'tank and entering the casing". v 5 a" "1" a3.In a deviceofthe' class described a tank; a casing i'n the tankzindprovided with an opening a vertically swinging hingedly mounted lidcoacting with "the. casing and forming a closure for thelopening; springmeans for maintaining the lidin a'closed position with respect tothe=opening a flexible element secured to the lid andrup'wardly extended to a point; adjacent the-Ytop of the tank: tank carriedmeansri-or engagingtho flexible'element; a heater; and'a pipeextendedbetweenrthe tank and the casing. In testimon'w-tthat 1 claim theforegoing as my own, I ha vevhere'to affixed my signa ture'in thepresence :of two witnesses.

v THEODORE ALONZO LANSCHA.

Witnesses; i v, L I

Jli F. H. BALLINGER, ANNA W. SQMMER.

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